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Trump Says Canada To Face 35% Tariff Rate Starting August
Trump Says Canada To Face 35% Tariff Rate Starting August

Canada will face a 35 percent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, President Donald Trump said Thursday in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. It was the latest of more than 20 such letters issued by Trump since Monday, as he continues to pursue his trade war threats against dozens of economies. Canada and the US are ...

Russia and US Hold 'Frank' Talks on Ukraine War
Russia and US Hold 'Frank' Talks on Ukraine War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US top diplomat Marco Rubio held "frank" talks on the Ukraine war during a meeting Thursday, both sides said, as Washington hit out at Moscow's lack of "flexibility". The US secretary of state said Lavrov shared new and "different" ideas on resolving the conflict and promised to present them to US ...

Israel Says Would Negotiate Permanent Gaza Ceasefire During 60-Day Truce
Israel Says Would Negotiate Permanent Gaza Ceasefire During 60-Day Truce

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel was ready to negotiate a permanent ceasefire in Gaza during a 60-day truce but only if the Palestinian territory was demilitarized. Delegations from Israel and Hamas began indirect talks in Doha on Sunday to try to agree on a temporary halt in the war, which was sparked by the ...

Macron Urges Joint UK-French Recognition of Palestinian State
Macron Urges Joint UK-French Recognition of Palestinian State

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged joint UK-France recognition of a Palestinian state, calling such moves "the only hope for peace" in the conflict-ridden region. Flanking UK leader Keir Starmer at a news conference as he wrapped up a three-day state visit to Britain, Macron said he wanted to "initiate this political dynamic" of ...

EU Says Israel Has Agreed to 'Expand' Gaza Aid Access
EU Says Israel Has Agreed to 'Expand' Gaza Aid Access

The EU on Thursday struck a deal with Israel to increase aid access to Gaza that should see more food trucks entering and the opening of additional crossing points, the bloc's top diplomat said. "Today, we reached an agreement with Israel to expand humanitarian access to Gaza," European Union foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas wrote on X. "This ...

Hamas Says Israeli Troops Sticking Point in Truce Talks as Gaza Pounded
Hamas Says Israeli Troops Sticking Point in Truce Talks as Gaza Pounded

Hamas on Thursday said it opposes any ceasefire deal that includes a large Israeli military presence in Gaza, after offering to release some hostages and as the civil defense reported scores of civilians killed across the Palestinian territory. The Islamist militant group said late Wednesday that it had agreed to release 10 people seized in its ...

UN Urges US to Reverse Sanctions on Expert Over Gaza Criticism
UN Urges US to Reverse Sanctions on Expert Over Gaza Criticism

The UN called on Washington Thursday to reverse its decision to sanction a UN expert who has repeatedly accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and has criticised US policy on the war there. United Nations rights chief Volker Turk also called for a halt to "attacks and threats" against people appointed by the UN and other ...

Houthi Attack in the Red Sea: Ten Rescued, Several Missing
Houthi Attack in the Red Sea: Ten Rescued, Several Missing

Ten people were rescued after a ship was attacked in the Red Sea by the Houthis from Yemen, while three others were killed and twelve remain missing, according to the European mission Aspides. This attack, one of the deadliest carried out by the Yemeni group against the merchant navy, marks an escalation in this maritime zone essential for global ...

Marco Rubio Met with Sergei Lavrov on the Sidelines of the Escalation in Ukraine
Marco Rubio Met with Sergei Lavrov on the Sidelines of the Escalation in Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Thursday in Malaysia with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, with the war in Ukraine coming up on the sidelines of a diplomatic meeting of Southeast Asia dominated by Washington’s trade war. Mr. Rubio’s visit, his first in Asia since taking office, coincides with Donald Trump’s intensification of ...

Under the Negev Sun, a Battle to Keep the Land
VideosUnder the Negev Sun, a Battle to Keep the Land

In recent years, demolitions in unrecognized Bedouin villages have surged, with over 8,500 buildings lost since 2023 alone. To fight back, tribes in Tirabin al-Sana and Abu Krinat are installing solar fields. These projects not only power schools and kindergartens but also allow the land to be officially registered — a key step in resisting ...